Officers
President – Andrew Politz
Andrew is a fourth year undergraduate student studying nuclear engineering and minoring in EECS. His research focus is currently in Material Controls and Accountability, and over the summer he worked with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the Nuclear Criticality Safety Division. In his free time, he enjoys backpacking, camping, movies, and climbing.
Vice President – Sophie Hilsabeck
Sophie is a third year undergraduate student studying nuclear engineering. Her research interests include fusion science and imaging. Over the summer, she interned at the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. At Berkeley she has worked on data analysis and hardware for radiation detection. She enjoys backpacking and running.
Treasurer – Alik Ingegno
Alik is a fourth-year, transfer, undergraduate student majoring in Nuclear Engineering. His research interests are in neutronics and simulation and modeling. Over the summer he interned at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories Criticality Safety Division. He enjoys skiing and his two pet cats.
Secretary – Sean Sever Beyer
Sean is a second-year undergraduate studying nuclear engineering. His research interests at the moment are fission systems and thermal hydraulics. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, swimming, movie nights, and watching sports.
Outreach Chair– Elan Park-Bernstein
Elan is a third-year undergraduate studying nuclear engineering with an emphasis on nuclear physics and materials damage. Over the summer, he worked at LBNL, where he did research analyzing nuclear data and developing a testing facility for materials in fusion environments. This semester, he is continuing his research from the summer and working as the reader for NE 101. He is a Berkeley native and enjoys walking through Berkeley and Tilden.
As Outreach Chair, Elan coordinates informational events with local K-12 schools and collaborates with other organizations to help increase public exposure and awareness of the nuclear sciences and their applications.
Merchandise Chair – Arjun Brar
Social Media Chair – Omar Pena
Omar is a junior Nuclear Engineering and Math major at UC Berkeley. He interned at PNNL this summer, and is interested in radiation transport modeling for detectors.
Graduate Student Advisor- Isabella Bredwell
AIsabella is a Master of Engineering student in nuclear engineering with a primary emphasis in Applied Nuclear Physics and Radiation Detection. She also did her undergrad in nuclear engineering at Berkeley and while she was there conducted research on a new type of elpasolite scintillator for detection of both gammas and neutrons. She also worked on characterizing a new SPECT imaging system with the Physics Research Laboratory in the Radiology and Imaging Department at UCSF. Currently she works on a project involving the removal of a former nuclear experimental facility at Lawrence Livermore National Lab for APTIM, an environmental engineering solutions firm. She enjoys playing piano, running, and meeting new people!
Research Coordinator – Mehul Nair
Mehul is a third year undergraduate studying Nuclear Engineering and Materials Science. He has previously conducted research in Nuclear Materials, Radiation Imaging, and Ferroelectric Materials. He currently works on superconductivity characterization at the Superconducting Magnet Program at LBNL. Over the summer, he conducted research in ferroelectrics at the Center for Complex and Active Materials in Irvine. Outside of the department, Mehul enjoys going on hikes and playing FIFA.